Automation Expo 2017, India’s biggest and South East Asia’s 2nd biggest Automation show has attracted a record number of exhibitors with over 900 companies from over two dozen countries represented at the event. The 12th edition of the show will be held from 09 to 12th August, 2017, at Hall No.1, Bombay Exhibition Centre, in Mumbai. The exhibition, spread across an area of 23,000 sq.mtr, will have on display a vast array of products and innovations from global leaders in the field of Industrial Automation, now entering the era of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The show is supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India, and a host of other professional bodies.

The mega Automation Show will be inaugurated by Mr. B. Narayan, Group President (Procurement & Projects), Reliance Industries Ltd, at a Grand Opening Ceremony in the presence of an august gathering of industry stalwarts and automation professionals.

Since inception fifteen years ago, Automation Expo has consistently evolved as a top-of-the-class platform to showcase the world’s best automation technologies at a single venue. The exhibition brings together the Who’s Who of the industry, decision makers, technocrats, and technology enthusiasts. Here professionals like fund managers and venture capitalists mingle with technology providers in one-to-one meetings seeking investment opportunities and explore mergers & acquisitions (M&A) possibilities to create sustainable business models for the future. Mr. M. Arokiaswamy, Managing Director, IED Communications Ltd, the brain behind this mega exhibition says, “Automation is no longer an emerging trend or a cutting edge technology for the future. It is the reality we need to live with, here and now. Today there is a pressing need for every industry in India to embrace automation to take on global competition.”

The 12th edition of the show is expected to get more than 50,000 visitors from various OEMs and industries such as Oil & Gas, Automobiles, Pharmaceuticals, Food Processing, Fertilizers and Chemicals, Cement, Glass, Electrical and Electronics, and other automation technology users and solutions providers. With more than 900 top automation manufacturers and solution providers already gearing up to showcase their technology prowess at the mega event, the upcoming show is surely going to set a benchmark in the history of the Indian Automation Industry.

Automation Expo 2017 will also host concurrent events:

CEO Summit on Innovation and R&D – 9th August

Conference on Automation in Pharma – 9th August

Conference on Industrial Internet of things – 10th August

Machine Safety Interactive Session – 10th August

Conference on Cyber Security – 11th August

Workshop on SIL and Functional Safety – 12th August

The Industrial Automation Market

Transparency Market Research (TMR) observes that the global industrial automation market is highly fragmented due to the presence of several players in the field. The top four players with a strong foothold in the global market hold just under 15% of the market share, which indicates the extent of fragmentation. However, there is some consolidation happening gradually as indicated by the acquisition of MYNAH Technologies by Emerson, Rockwell Automation’s acquisition of Maverick Technologies and ABB’s acquisition of Bernecker & Rainer (B&R).

According to the TMR report, the global industrial automation market is anticipated to reach a valuation of US$352.02 bn by the end of 2024 from US$182.64 bn in 2015. Between the forecast years of 2016 and 2024, the global market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 6.6%. “Developing new technologies that deliver commercial excellence, functional transformation will be the key focus areas of these companies,” states the lead author of this research report.

The Indian Industrial Automation Industry is expected to reach INR 197 billion by 2020 with growth driven by rapid adoption of modern technology backed by cost saving features, says Ken Research, a global aggregator and publisher of market intelligence research reports, equity reports, data base directories and economy reports.

The Factory Automation market has been the fastest emerging segment in the industrial automation market in India. Automotive industry has been an integral part of the factory automation since the inception of automation practices, thanks to assembly line mass production which includes welding, cleaning, joining solutions, engine assembly.

The demand of Process Automation products has been primarily driven by pharmaceutical sector, largely due to the huge demand of medicines and other pharmaceutical products. The process automation market in India has been largely dominated by pressure transmitters.